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Belgian railway line 125

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Status
  
Operational

Opened
  
1850-1851

Number of tracks
  
double track

Locale
  
Belgium

Line length
  
60 km (37 mi)

Belgian railway line 125

Track gauge
  
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge

Operator
  
National Railway Company of Belgium

Terminis
  
Namur railway station, Liège-Guillemins railway station

The Belgian railway line 125 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Liège and Namur. Completed in 1851, the line runs 59.5 km. It runs along the northern (left) bank of the river Meuse.

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Stations

The main interchange stations on line 125 are:

  • Liège-Guillemins: to Brussels, Hasselt, Maastricht, Aachen, Marche-en-Famenne and Gouvy
  • Namur: to Brussels, Luxembourg, Dinant and Charleroi

    • Accidents and incidents

  • On 3 July 2008, a passenger train was in a rear end collision with a freight train at Hoei, near Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse. Forty-two people were injured.
  • On 5 June 2016, a passenger train was in a rear end collision with a freight train at Hermalle-sous-Huy. Three people were killed and 36 were wounded, nine seriously.

    • References

    Belgian railway line 125 Wikipedia
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